Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

harnessing

/hˈɑɹnəsɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: har-ness-ing
IPA: /hˈɑɹnəsɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of harness

noun

The materials used to harness an animal.

Example Sentences

"All this, along with the carriages and harnessings of the horses, was temporarily housed in the armoury on the east side of one of the inner quadrangles."

Inflected Forms

harnessings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce harnessing?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑɹnəsɪŋ/.
What does harnessing mean?: present participle and gerund of harness

How to pronounce harnessing

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